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CULLOWHEE—Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has reappointed Aaron L. Fleming of Apex to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for North Carolina teachers.

“I am honored to continue my service on the NCCAT board,” Fleming said. “The board, along with NCCAT staff, are doing great work for the students and teachers of North Carolina. The professional development being delivered is first rate and focuses on the priorities of our schools.”

CULLOWHEE—Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has appointed Cory S. Causby of Waynesville to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for North Carolina teachers.

Causby, a 17-year veteran of the human resources and payroll offices at Western Carolina University, is the university’s associate vice chancellor for human resources.

CULLOWHEE (July 7, 2016)—The Smoky Mountain Math Teachers’ Circle (SMMTC), a professional learning community for mathematics teachers in Western North Carolina, gathered for its second annual Summer Math Camp June 26–29 at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

OCRACOKE (June 28, 2016)—North Carolina Teacher of the Year Bobbie Cavnar brought his message of giving back and caring deeply for students to the “North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Teacher Leadership Institute” in Ocracoke in June.

Cavnar, a South Point High School English and journalism teacher from Gaston County, and 19 other teachers took part in the program examining teacher leadership held at NCCAT, a national leader in professional development for educators.

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development for teachers, has established the William J. Miller Honored Educator Scholarship to honor an educational leader who served more than 30 years in the school district he attended as a student.

Participants in NCCAT Online can now receive digital badges as part of the program.

Digital badges are a way to capture and communicate what an individual knows and can demonstrate in any given field. While this electronic method of recognizing an individual’s knowledge and skills has been around for several years, it has recently gained momentum as a way to recognize individual’s learning. Digital badges are a way to certify the skills of a learner in basic education programs that are valued in schools.

Open to teachers in their first, second, or third year of teaching, “Success From the Start: How to Survive and Thrive Your First Three Years in the Classroom” supports motivated beginning teachers by strengthening their knowledge base and classroom expertise.

The program will be offered by the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development for teachers, in Cullowhee and Ocracoke.

Melissa Edwards, a gifted education teacher in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, came away from a program at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers, with an idea to reach readers of all levels.

Edwards attended “Reaching Reluctant Readers: Bringing Boys to Books” led by Dr. Ernest Johnson.

CULLOWHEE (May 17, 2016)—North Carolina educators have plenty of opportunities throughout the Fall to attend the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers.

For more information on available programs visit our program calendar at http://www.nccat.org/programs/calendar-seminars

CULLOWHEE (May 10, 2016)—A team from Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School in Salisbury made the most of a Solution and Planning team program at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development.

CULLOWHEE (May 3, 2016)—Teachers know better than anyone else that learning doesn’t stops in the summer. The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development, is committed to providing high-quality professional development that helps keep the learning going.

With topics including digital learning, early grades literacy, beginning teachers and more available, the summer is a great to have an NCCAT experience.

Here are a few offerings coming up:

CULLOWHEE (April 29, 2016)—A meeting of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, at the Public School Forum of North Carolina in Raleigh.

CULLOWHEE (April 25, 2016)—EdCampWNC continues to grow as a day of learning and sharing for educators. The fourth EdCampWNC drew the most participants of any previous event with 100 on April 23 at The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development.

CULLOWHEE (April 22, 2016)—Around 80 participants attended the Fontana Regional Library annual in-service training at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development, on April 18.

Wake County Public School System Superintendent Dr. James Merrill, Apex High School, and the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development, joined together to provide an excellent discussion on the American Dream during a Socratic Seminar with 30 AP English III students.